Marketing Assistant | Joburg | NEWLY launched Footwear Brands

🗏Job Type

Full Time

Exciting MARKETING ASSISTANT position available with NEWLY launched Footwear Brands! Two new footwear brands will form part of an already well-established retail fashion company in South Africa and we are looking for a Marketing Assistant to be part of the exciting launch and play an important role in the marketing of these two brands.


Under the guidance of the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Assistant needs to be a creative thinker, incredibly proactive and organised. The key goal is to explore unique and effective ways to increase brand awareness and maximise sales by understanding the impact of the marketing strategy across the business.


Job duties to include:


Conceptualise, co-ordinate and maintain marketing campaigns
Expand product solutions and offerings
Prepare marketing and P.R strategies alongside the Marketing Manager
Create campaigns and implement strategies to support the new brands
Campaign execution, monitoring activities and measuring results

Prepare and adhere to budgets
Developing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs)
Provide feedback to the Marketing Manager at weekly status meetings
Coordination of suppliers and partners to execute the strategy
Preparing, briefing in and liaising with advertising agencies regarding creative briefs
Researching, building and maintaining relationships/affiliations with key business people, suppliers and partners
Producing monthly, status and project reports
Ensuring effective implementation of strategic plans
Design print ads and publications
Ensure brand messages are consistent
Gather and analyse customer insight
Nurture and enrich all external perceptions of the company and growth of market share
Engage consumers on social media
Drive overall CRM and direct marketing

Competencies required:

Proven ability to conceptualise and implement creative marketing campaigns
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to manage a variety of projects with multiple stakeholders and under tight deadlines
Attention to detail
Multi-task on multiple projects
Consistently achieving project goals on time, within budget whilst maintaining high standards for quality
Negotiation skills
Building trusted partnerships across the business, partners and suppliers
Ability to work with a team but also have the ability to act solo

Qualifications and experience required:


Appropriate tertiary qualification (Btech degree or equivalent in marketing / communications / public relations)
Proficiency in MS Office suite
Minimum of five years’ experience in marketing, advertising or communications
Experience in a retail environment would be advantageous

Salary: Negotiable depending on level of experience

Start: ASAP

Apply Here http://bit.ly/2JP9DNV

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